Author: gaz

Hard water and soft water – what do these terms mean and how so they differ? When rain falls from the sky it contains very few dissolved chemicals. However, when it hits the ground, and especially when it moves through

Using Google Earth to zone your farm is a wonderful tool for planning your farm permaculture zones. Its simple to use, yet powerful interface, can be mastered in a few steps and provide you with a map you can print

Solving the income gap is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to starting off homesteading. This is the gap between earning an income in a standard job and the perceived lack of income in living a homesteading life. People

A pick your own fruit business is a great way to bring direct income to your farm or homestead. Within 30 minute drive of our place we have seen strawberry fields, blueberry fields and apples orchards all using this

When finding a perfect place to homestead, one thing to consider is the level of crime in the state/county. I am not trying to scare folks here – but just make sure that people are informed about the states that

With our cold winters we needed a chicken water heater to stop our DIY chicken waterer to freeze up. We get weeks of temperatures below freezing and want our chickens to always have access to water – not just when

I came across a measurements chart in a meme online and thought how useful that would be for canning and general homestead cooking. But it lacked some important features like metric conversions and links to fluid ounces. And so I

This year we grew Lady Finger potatoes on our homestead. Not because we sought that variety out…but because our local farm store had an amazing sale of seed potatoes at the end of spring, and lady finger variety was all

Selling eggs is a great way to make some homestead income. With the price of tasteless watery caged-birds eggs bought in a store climbing to high levels, being able to sell fresh tasty cage-free farm eggs puts you in a

As winter approaches many of us are looking at building a cheap greenhouse to extend our growing season and be able to start off the growing process earlier in spring. There are many alternatives out there to do this

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